Relief Well Application Says July 15th Completion Date, Changes Worst-Case Scenario for Potential Spill WASHINGTON (July 8, 2010) – Following today’s assertion by BP that they could complete the relief well within the next few weeks, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) asked for clarification from the company on that potential date, due to... Read More

WASHINGTON (July 2, 2010) – Reps. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Rep. Charlie Melancon (D-La.)  today wrote the Federal Trade Commission asking for answers on former FEMA trailers contaminated with formaldehyde that are reportedly being used to house some workers cleaning up the oil from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. According... Read More

Over 24,000 MA Residents Could Lose Benefits if Bill Does Not Pass   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), the dean of the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R 5618, a bill to extend unemployment insurance (UI), which passed the House and is awaiting... Read More

Workers Cleaning Oil By Day, Inhaling Formaldehyde By Night WASHINGTON (July 1, 2010) – Reps. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Charlie Melancon (D-La.) today wrote the U.S. General Services Administration asking for answers on the trailers that are being used to house some workers cleaning up the oil from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.... Read More

As Hurricane Alex Barrels Through Gulf, Chairman Queries BP on Contingency Plans WASHINGTON (June 30, 2010) -- As Hurricane Alex moves through the Gulf of Mexico today, disrupting spill response operations, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) revealed that BP makes zero mentions of the words “hurricane” or “ tropical storm” in... Read More

Bill Would Make Technology More Accessible to Americans with Disabilities    WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), author of the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (H.R. 3101), today issued the following statement after the bill was reported out of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on... Read More

IAH Program Included in Health Care Reform Law, Sponsors Receive Award from American Academy of Home Care Physicians  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR.), authors of the Independence at Home demonstration program included as Section 3024 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act... Read More

Lawmaker Will Soon Introduce Spectrum Legislation  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), former chairman of the Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee and current senior member of the Subcommittee, today hailed the Administration’s spectrum plan after President Obama signed a Presidential... Read More

8,000 Maldonians, WWII Veterans honored at ceremony at Bell Rock Park  MALDEN --- Representative Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) spoke recently at the dedication of the World War II Memorial at the City of Malden’s Bell Rock Memorial Park.  Rep. Markey was honored to have the opportunity to thank the nearly 8,000 Maldonians who... Read More

New Legislation Requires Oil Industry to Update Spill Response Plans, Calls for Updated Federal & Regional Plans, and Safer Dispersants WASHINGTON (June 25, 2010) – Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced legislation that would finally push the oil industry to update their spill response plans. The oil spill response plans... Read More

Legislation would divert big oil subsidies to scientists, in order to improve spill prevention and response  Washington, D.C.-- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today introduced the “Stop Oil Spills Act,” a bill to fund research into new oil spill prevention and response technologies. Following BP CEO Tony Hayward’s admission... Read More

 Letters to EPA and Coast Guard Cite Recent Increases in Volume of Dispersants Used by Company WASHINGTON (June 24, 2010) – Responding to increasing use of dispersants by BP in recent days, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today wrote to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Coast Guard asking for an update on the analysis of... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C- Reps. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas), Co-Chairman of the House Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, today sent a letter to Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs regarding press reports of recent changes to Apple’s privacy policy.  According to these reports, the updated terms and conditions of the company’s privacy... Read More

251 Affordable Rental Units to be Preserved in Malden   MEDFORD--- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Malden) announced Monday that over $6 million in combined federal and state funding will soon be released for the preservation of 272 rental housing units, 251 of which will be set aside as affordable housing, for the City of Malden.  The... Read More

 Will Ensure BP and Other Companies Can’t Stonewall Investigation WASHINGTON– Today, the House of Representatives passed Rep. Lois Capps’ legislation to grant subpoena power to the Commission investigating the BP oil spill (H.R. 5481). The Commission, which was established by Executive Order and based on legislation Capps... Read More

 Chairman Asks About Well Integrity, Design of Relief Wells, Timeframe, Sea Floor Leaks WASHINGTON (June 23, 2010) – In an extensive inquiry letter sent to BP today, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) asked the company about the progress and design of the relief wells, which are now being drilled to shut down the still-spewing BP Macondo... Read More

Chairman Releases Letters, Documents from BP Challenging Company’s Ongoing Denial of Plumes WASHINGTON (June 23, 2010) – Following the release of a government analysis showing, yet again, the existence of undersea plumes of oil from the BP oil spill, Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released documents he obtained from BP related to... Read More

QUESTIONS REMAIN ON INTEGRITY OF WELL WASHINGTON (June 20, 2010) -- Today Representative Ed Markey (D-Mass.) released an internal BP document showing that the company's own analysis believed that a worst-case scenario, based on damage to the well bore, could result in 100,000 barrels of oil per day.In the document, BP stated: If BOP and wellhead... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Edward Markey (D-Mass.), former chairman and current member of the Communications, Technology and the Internet (CTI) Subcommittee, along with CTI members Reps. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.), Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), today sent a letter to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chairman of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee, today held a hearing with the CEOs of the five top oil companies to discuss to discuss America's energy future and the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf. A copy of Markey's opening statement can be found below.  On the left, Rep. Markey... Read More